The First Zoological Society in the US was formed in Philadelphia.
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After seventy-five years of South African rule, Namibia finally gained its independence.
The inaugural San Diego Comic-Con comic book convention took place.
English Novelist George Eliot completed her famous book called 'The Mill on the Floss.'
Between 100 and 3000 Jews were killed in riots in The Erfurt Massacre in the town of Erfurt, Germany.
Glen Bell opened the very first Taco Bell restaurant, in Downey, California.
